Chinese officials summoned the heads of major electric vehicle makers, including BYD Co., to Beijing in early June to address concerns about the long-running price war, according to people familiar with the matter (hereinafter referred to as "the people")
India is reportedly in talks with companies to create long-term stockpiles of rare earth magnets and boost domestic production through fiscal incentives as it scrambles to secure critical materials amid China's tightening export controls, according to people familiar with the matter
India's top contract electronics manufacturer, Dixon Technologies, has applied for government approval to set up a joint venture with China-based HKC for manufacturing display modules used in smartphones, notebooks, and televisions. Executive chairman Sunil Vachani told PTI that the application was submitted under Press Note 3 of 2020, which mandates prior clearance for foreign investments from countries sharing land borders with India
European Union Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maros Sefcovic raised concerns with Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao on June 3 over China's export curbs on rare earths and permanent magnets—materials critical to EU industry. The meeting highlighted mounting anxiety across Europe's automotive and manufacturing sectors
Taiwan's drone industry continues to expand its global presence, with its latest move focused on fostering collaboration with Japan at the Japan Drone 2025 exhibition. Following its participation in the XPONENTIAL exhibitions in Europe and the United States earlier this year, Taiwan is now promoting supply chain integration and cross-border cooperation at Asia's leading drone event
In recent weeks, China's tech ecosystem has been rattled by the revival of a decade-long rivalry between two industry heavyweights: Richard Yu, Executive Director and head of Consumer BG at Huawei, and Lei Jun, Xiaomi's founder and CEO. What began as a battle over smartphones has now spilled into the electric vehicle space, with pointed comments about quality and strategy sparking fresh debate across the industry
India-based Semicon Fab Technologies has proposed establishing a common semiconductor research and development facility modeled on Taiwan's ITRI (Industrial Technology Research Institute) in Gujarat's Dholera region, aiming to support the country's fledgling chip ecosystem
Suzuki Motor has suspended production of its best-selling Swift series, excluding the Sport variant, at its Japanese plant starting May 26, 2025, as China's tightening of rare earth metal exports reverberates across the global automotive sector
Huawei's cloud division said its Pangu large language model achieved a breakthrough in training architecture with a new "Mixture of Group Experts" technology that outperforms competing methods in efficiency and resource allocation
South Korea's newly elected President Lee Jae-myung has unveiled a flagship policy offering up to 10% production tax credits for semiconductors manufactured and sold domestically, marking a shift from the country's traditional investment-based incentives to output-focused support similar to US measures under the Inflation Reduction Act
The US has issued new export restrictions targeting leading electronic design automation (EDA) firms—Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens—prohibiting them from supplying software critical to advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chip development in China. The move intensifies Washington's broader tech containment push and directly impacts China's ambitions for semiconductor independence
Jim Elliott, a veteran executive who spent over 20 years leading Samsung Electronics' memory operations in the US, has reportedly exited the company to join rival NAND flash provider SanDisk as Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), according to sources cited by South Korea's Financial News (Fnnews) and Asian Economic News Agency
India has eased land and operational norms in Special Economic Zones (SEZs) to lower entry barriers and spur investment in semiconductor and electronic component manufacturing
German laser technology provider LPKF has begun actively asserting its patents related to semiconductor glass substrate technology, signaling a potentially more aggressive posture as competition in the emerging field intensifies. Industry observers see this move as a strategic effort to raise barriers to entry as global interest in glass-based substrates grows
Integrated Micro-Electronics Inc. (IMI), a Philippines-based EMS provider, has agreed to sell its subsidiary in the Czech Republic to KEBODA Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG for a total consideration of EUR10 million (US$11.42 million), reports Bloomberg, citing a stock exchange filing
